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JEREMIAH SCHROY, CF FORTVILLE, INDIANA.

Letters Patent No. 83,098, dated October 13, 1868; antedated October 2,1868.

IMPROVED FRUITFPICKER- The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patentand making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JEREMIAH SOHROY, ofFortville, in the county of Hancock, and in the State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fruit-Picker; and dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and the letters of reference marked thereon.

In the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, A-represents a shank or handle, into the end of which are inserted andfastened the arms or hoop or band B B, as shown. are made of castmalleable metal or wrought metal, and in the form shown in the drawings.0 represents a metallic rake or comb, made concave on the inside andconvex on the outside, the fingers or teeth, with their head, adjustedand made in a hooking-mamier, as represented in the drawings. Said combmay be cast of malleable metal in the same piece with the .arms or bandB, or made of sheet-metal, and then nveted or fastened to said band.

F. represents a sack, of any desired length, fastened required, bybuttoning another sack to the lower end thereof.

D represents a ferrule around the lower end of the The arms or band B,

just fit inside the endof the ferrule 1). By this means. a handle of anydesired length may be adjusted to or with the picker.

It will readily be seen that the above-described device is admirablyadapted to picking apples, pears, peaches,

and cherries, and, in fact, almost any kind of fruit.

Having thus fully described my invention, What 1 claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- The curved metal plate 0,connected to the outer ends of the irregular-shaped hoop B, and providedat its upper portion with a series of narrow slots for forming thecomb-teeth, pointed as shown, and used in combination with the pole Aand conveyor F, to

' operate substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand,this 2d day of March, 1868.

JEREMIAH SGHROY. Witnesses JOHN G. STUART, J 0s. BILLS.

